The modules that make up the Reference Application are (mostly) translated via the online tool Transifex. It lives here:
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Translation Notes & Gotchas
- Any messages that contain arguments (i.e., \ {0\}, etc) must have any single quotes (') replaced with two single quotes (''). Spring's
ResourceBundleMessageSource(usesMessageFormatfor replacing placeholders ({0}) inside messages.MessageFormatrequires that single quotes (') are escaped using two single quotes ('') (see: MessageFormat Javadoc).
Developer Details
For more details about how a developer would configure a module to use Transifex, see Maintaining OpenMRS Module Translations via Transifex.